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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL
Monday, December 4, 2006
7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Marty, Stigney, Gunn, Flaherty, Thomas
PUBLIC COMMENT
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for
the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes.
Agenda Items Discussed by Consensus
_______ 1. Communications:
A. Build-out Requirements for Competitive Franchises (Cor Wilson/Barbara Haake)
B. Communications Coordinator Staffing Options
C. Newsletter Delivery Contract Options
_______ 2. Parks and Public Works:
A. 2007-2008 Street and Utility Improvement Project- Public Informational Meeting
Report
B. City Hall Project Update
C. Public Works Supervisor Position
_______ 3. Community Center:
A. YMCA Management Proposal
B. Web site Listing for MV Community Center
C. MV Community Center Annual Membership Fees
_______ 4. Finance and Budget:
A. Funding for Festival in the Park (Verbal Report)
_______ 5. Administration:
A. Therapeutic Massage Licensing
B. Non-Union Cost of Living Adjustment, Benefits and Pay Equity Adjustment.
C. Vacation Policy for Non-Union Employees
D. Performance Measurement Discussion
E. Agenda Items for Joint Meeting with New Brighton
F. 2006 Mounds View Citizenship Award Nominations
Announce Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission seat vacancies – deadline to
apply is December 15th. Applications available on-line and at City Hall
Next Work Session: Monday, January 2, 2006 @ 7pm
Next City Council Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2006 @7pm
Item No: 4A
Meeting Date: 12/04/06
Type of Business: WS
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
Item Title/Subject: Funding for Festival in the Park – Responses from Ramsey County
Communities
Question:
How much does your City dedicate in its annual budget to your annual community
celebration?
Responses:
Arden Hills
Interesting timing for this questions - we just received direction from our Council to
remove this from our 2-007 budget - we're taking a year to reevaluate. Anyway, we had
$50,000 in expenditures and $22,000 in revenues in the budget for a net expected
expenditure of $30,000. Our celebration was a one-day event - children's games and
activities during the day (all free), musical entertainment for kids (like the Teddy Bear
Band or Splatter Sisters), musical entertainment for adults (White Sidewalls), Prior Lake
Ski Show, and Fireworks (most years accompanied by Shoreview Northern Lights
Band). Also - a catered dinner under a tent, sold tickets but the cost of the ticket did not
tend to cover full cost of the meal. In any case, the dinner was the only thing that cost
any money.
Falcon Heights
We have two events, both of which are subsidized by sponsorships from local
businesses. The city costs for both events are:
Dead of Winter 2006 - $ 1,009.37
Ice Cream Social 2006 - $1,200.51
Total = $2, 209.88
These are probably much smaller than your events, but hopefully this helps-
Little Canada
We formally budget $7,000 of gaming funds (10% tax on charitable gambling) for
fireworks. We do not have any other formal budget amount, but we estimate staff time
for our Parks crew at about $10,000 per year.
Beyond that, Canadian Days has charitable gambling (two pull tab sites). That nets
them about $30,000 per year. Before they had a successful charitable gambling site, I
remember them saying they needed about $20,000 a year to make the celebration
work.
North Oaks
North Oaks annual celebration is paid for through the homeowner's association. Some
corporate sponsorship is also used. The City has never had to participate. I was a
member of the Centerville Lion's Club in Anoka County up until the past few months.
The City of Centerville has an annual budget allocation of approximately $18,000 that is
used to fund certain events of the "Fete des Lacs" which is organized by the local Lion's
Club. The events the City sponsors are mainly the fireworks and large parade.
Roseville
We spend about $20,000 annually for our week-long Rosefest, but fortunately we're
able to secure about $10,000 in donations, so the net cost is only $10,000.
Vadnais Heights
Vadnais Heights has annually spent $5,000 on our Heritage Days
events and then relied on donations (which we average about $30,000) to
fill the gap. We had the same concern by our City Council. In 2007, in
addition to our $5,000 we have just created a cultural committee, which
we funded for $5,000 and are budgeting $2,000 for a very part-time
Royalty Coordinator and $2,000 for the Royalty. To add to all of this,
it is our 50th Anniversary in 2007 and the council budgeted a one time
amount of $15,000 for that event.
White Bear Lake
This year for our 125th the City held a large "Community Picnic"
and we contributed about $1K; the rest was paid for by civic clubs and
sponsors. Each year for the past 13 we have contributed $8K for
Marketfest, a series of summer Thursday night festivals (6 in all). Our
Csl has been hoping to reduce that as it becomes more self sufficient.
If you tabulate the results of you survey I would like to see them.
Thanks.
White Bear Lake Township
This is an easy one for me. $505--- for White Bear Area Manitou Days Parade
registration, fireworks and candy (given out during parade). That's it.
However, we’re planning our 150th Sesquicentennial celebration in 2008. I'd be
interested in getting a copy of the results of your survey.
Thanks.
Item No. 5A
Meeting Date: December 4, 2006
Type of Business: WK
City Administrator Review _______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator
Item Title/Subject: Therapeutic Massage License
Background:
The City currently has guidelines in the Code in regard to Therapeutic Massage Business Licensing. There are
two types of Therapeutic Massage Business Licensing in the City Code; Therapeutic Massage Enterprise and
Therapeutic Massage Therapist Business License. A Therapeutic Massage Enterprise means a place of
business providing massage services to the public for consideration; the term does not include a hospital,
sanitarium, rest home, nursing home, boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of other
human beings duly licensed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, §114.50 through 144.69 (Mounds View
City Code §514.02, subd. 5). A Therapeutic Massage Therapist means a person who practices or administers
massage to the public for consideration (Mounds View City Code §514.02, subd. 6). There is no state
regulation or state certification that regulates Massage Therapy. However, there are certification memberships
available that require a certification exam. (please refer to Exhibit B for more information)
Staff received a phone call from a Kari Murlowski, an ordained minister, who would like to conduct alternative
wellness at the Hypnosis and Wellness Center located at Mounds View Square. Some of the therapies she
would conduct include, Brain Gym, Touch for Health, Healing Touch, Aromatherapy, and Raindrop Therapy.
Attached is an email (Exhibit A) from Ms. Murlowski, which explains each technique. The techniques explained
by Ms. Murlowski require that her clients are fully clothed. Ms Murlowski is not a massage therapist and has no
training in massage therapy. Her training is in Health Healing, Aromatherapy, and Raindrop Therapy at the
Center for Aromatherapy Research Education (CARE).
Discussion:
Staff looked at the City Code, and found that the City Code is very general in regard to Therapeutic Massage,
and mentions nothing about the techniques listed above. Staff spoke to Maria Leonard of Minnesota Globe
College, which has a well-known Massage Therapy Program. According to Maria Leonard, this type of healing
that Ms. Murkowski refers to is normally designed to help terminally ill patients relax. Ms. Leonard further stated
that massage therapy manipulates skin and muscle tissue, and Ms. Murlowski’s technique (according to Ms.
Leonard) does not manipulate skin or muscle tissue. However, Ms. Leonard is concerned with the Raindrop
Therapy method. According to Ms. Leonard, Raindrop Therapy uses oil that is placed on the spine and does
require you to be partially unclothed. Most Raindrop Therapies use oils placed on the spine and then massaged
in. It seems that Ms. Murlowski’s technique is a modified technique in which she applies the oil on the spine, but
requires the patient wear a shirt that buttons in the back so the patient is not fully naked. Ms. Leonard
recommends that we ensure that the Raindrop Technique that Ms. Murlowski is indeed just a modified
technique and no massage is done.
Staff would like direction on how to proceed and if the City Council does approve having this type of therapist in
the City. This type of therapy is not state regulated, but is becoming a trend in Minnesota. Staff could revise
the City Code on Therapeutic Massage, to include definitions and language pertaining to alternative wellness, if
the City Council wishes. Staff has sent a request to a number of cities on Thursday, November 30, 2006, to find
out what they do for massage therapy and alternative wellness. Staff will have the city responses to you by this
Work Session.
Respectfully submitted,
Desaree M. Crane
Item No. 5B
Meeting Date: December 4, 2006
Type of Business: WK
WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing;
CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business
City Administrator Review _______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator
Item Title/Subject: Non-Union Compensation Schedule and Pay Equity Adjustments
Background:
The City Council approved the AFSCME, Police Officers and Police Sergeant Union Contracts, which
included a 3% cost of living adjustment and a monthly health insurance contribution of $732.20 for the
year 2007.
Discussion:
Traditionally the City Council has approved similar adjustments for non-union personnel. Staff is
proposing a 3% cost of living effective January, 1, 2007, and a monthly health insurance contribution of
$732.20, for all non-union personnel effective January 1, 2007, which is consistent with all current
approved union contracts.
Pay Equity Adjustments would also need to be made in order to be compliant with the Minnesota State
Pay Equity Law. In order to become complaint with state law, all female job classifications will need a
5% increase in pay compensation, effective December 31, 2006. The Mounds View Pay Equity Report is
due to the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations (DOER) by January 31, 2007, and must reflect
2006 pay compensation numbers. There are two non-union members affected, Assistant to the City
Administrator and the Utility Payroll Clerk. This pay equity proposal will be presented to the City Council
on December 11, 2006, along with a proposed pay equity agreement with the AFSCME Union. AFSCME
is the only union with female job classifications, (10 female job classifications), and adjustments in
compensation will need to be made with AFSCME as well as the two non-union female job classifications.
All Pay Equity Proposals have been agreed upon with the Human Resources Committee, and tentatively
agreed upon with the AFSCME Union.
If the City Council approves this 3% increase to non-union personnel, then the two non-union female
classifications would potentially get a 5% increase effective December 31, 2006, and an additional 3%
increase effective January 1, 2007. Most male job classifications (i.e., Police Officers, Police Sergeants),
have a 3% cost of living adjustment already in their contract, and if the same increases are not given to
female classifications it could alter the pay equity report as non-compliant. The penalties for not being
compliant with the Minnesota Pay Equity Law are as follows:
“If a jurisdiction is found not in compliance, a notice will be issued to the jurisdiction. The
jurisdiction, if it disagrees with the notice, may notify the commission of DOER and will be
given a defined period of time during which additional information may be submitted for
reconsideration of the finding. Should compliance not be achieved within the defined
period set by the commissioner, the commissioner will notify the jurisdiction and the
commissioner of revenue that the jurisdiction is subject to a five percent reduction in the
aid that would otherwise by payable to the jurisdiction, or to a fine of $100 per day,
whichever is greatest. The imposition of a penalty may be appealed with the
commissioner within 30 days of the commissioner’s notification to the jurisdiction of the
penalty. No penalty may be imposed while an appeal is pending.”
Staff would like direction on whether to proceed forward for a 3% cost of living increase (effective January
1, 2007), proceed with a health insurance contribution of $732. 20 (effective January 1, 2007), and
proceed with a 5% pay equity adjustments for non-union female job classifications (effective December
31, 2006). As stated earlier, if the City Council agrees, then this will be presented as a Resolution for
approval at the next City Council Meeting scheduled for December 11, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Desaree M. Crane
Item No. 5C
Meeting Date: December 4, 2006
Type of Business: WK
WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing;
CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business
City Administrator Review _______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator
Item Title/Subject: Vacation Policy for Non-Union Employees
Background:
The City Council approved the AFSCME, Police Officers and Police Sergeant Union
Contracts. In those contracts, union members were given 25 days vacation after 20
years of service.
Discussion:
Traditionally, the City Council has approved similar adjustments for non-union
personnel. Staff would like to propose a change to the Mounds View Personnel Manual
to reflect the 25 days vacation for 20 years of service. The proposed accrual schedule
would be as follows:
ACCRUAL SCHEDULE
Years of Service Days per Year
6 months - 1 year 10 days
1 through 5 years 10 days
After 5 years through 10 years 15 days
After 11 years 16 days
After 12 years 17 days
After 13 years 18 days
After 14 years 19 days
After 15 years 20 days
After 20 years 25 days
As you can see above, there is no accrual between 15 and 20 years. This is consistent
with the AFSCME, Police Officer and Police Sergeant Union Contracts. If the City
Council is in agreement with this proposal, Staff would be present this revision to the
Mounds View Personnel Manual at the next City Council Meeting scheduled for
December 11, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Desaree M. Crane